Sunday, January 19, 2014

While most of the nation is freezing, it's a balmy 64 degrees in Northern California and our Governor has declared a drought emergency. It's been so dry, one of my fur babies who usually suffers from asthma during the damp winter, has been quite happy. I don't know why it is, but I've been in the mood for wintery reads. Maybe I'm living vicariously through the characters as they pit themselves, man against nature. So much drama! I'm currently reading James Rollins Ice Hunt which is set in the Antarctic in which scientists found an old Russian base set inside a polar iceburg

Carved into a moving island of ice twice the size of the United States,
Ice Station Grendel has been abandoned for more than seventy years. The
twisted brainchild of the finest minds of the former Soviet Union, it
was designed to be inaccessible and virtually invisible. But an American
undersea research vessel has inadvertently pulled too close--and
something has been sighted moving inside the allegedly deserted
facility, something whose survival defies every natural law. And now, as
scientists, soldiers, intelligence operatives, and unsuspecting
civilians are drawn into Grendel's lethal vortex, the most extreme
measures possible will be undertaken to protect its dark
mysteries--because the terrible truths locked behind submerged walls of
ice and steel could end human life on Earth.

I love James Rollins - he has the most incredible imagination. If you haven't read any of his stories yet, I really recommend you do. All of them are a thrill ride. Since Winter began, I've been reading books with Winter or a cold word in the title, about Winter, set in the Winter season or in icy landscapes. Currently in my stacks are: Cold Magic, Hum and the Shiver, Ice Station, Snow Crash, Storm Front and Winter Sea. You starting to see the theme here. *grin*So much fun to curl up in a comfy chair, with a hot cup of tea, a warm blanket and, yes, a fur baby and delve into some winter time books. Your task, should you choose to accept it, read a book from your stacks with Winter, Frost, Ice, Cold, or other synonyms in the title.

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